the other way around

US /ði ˈʌðər weɪ əˈraʊnd/
UK /ði ˈʌðər weɪ əˈraʊnd/
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наоборот, обратно

the opposite of what has been said or what is expected

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I thought he was helping her, but it was the other way around.
Я думал, он ей помогает, но оказалось наоборот.
Sometimes the students teach the teachers, rather than the other way around.
Иногда студенты учат преподавателей, а не наоборот.